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The Board and Chief Executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland are committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, openness and accountability. Members and employees are often the first people who realise that there may be something seriously wrong within an organisation su...

Three newly elected committed and passionate people join the board of MS Ireland
MS Ireland's 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Saturday, 26th September 2015 at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin. One of the highlights on the day was the election of Maurice O' Connor and Rory Mulca...

MS Ireland raises topical issue
On Friday, 23rd May MS Ireland featured on RTÉ's Morning Ireland and the Six One News to voice rising serious concern about how the changes to the accessibility of Fampyra will affect the lives of people with MS.
People receiving Fampyra, for the symptomat...

BG-12 will be available in Ireland in 2014
The European Commission has approved the use of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate/BG-12) as a first-line oral treatment for people with relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).
The new treatment will be available in Ireland later in 2014 and we will p...

Date for your diaries!
World MS Day (WMSD) will take place on Wednesday, 28th May and we have to say we're already looking forward to it!
As you may know this is one of the highlights of our year and all the hard work that goes into preparing for the big day pays off when the whole world comes ...

Fresh cuts met with shock
Following the surprise cuts to housing supports this week MS Ireland joins other representative groups for people with disabilities and the elderly across the country in criticising the move.
The cuts affect people with disabilities in two areas: the housing adaptation...

LTIS now open to people with MS
MS Ireland is encouraging our members who currently hold a medical card to apply for the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTIS) following recent changes to the scheme by the HSE which allows those with a specified illness – including Multiple Sclerosis – to h...

MS Ireland is saddened to hear the news this morning that Marie Fleming has passed away, having lived with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for over 25 years. We would like to send our deepest condolences to her partner Tom Curran and her family.
Ms Fleming’s landmark right-to-die case was initiall...

Deal Effect Aims To Help You Give Back 11
MS Ireland is proud to be a founding charity of Deal Effect, a brand new daily deals website with a twist. Just like many of the popular deals sites out there at the moment, Deal Effect offers new and exciting deals tailored to your interests on a daily ...

Will you help us fight MS together?
The Better Together Video Competition is back and it’s bigger than ever! This is our chance to showcase the amazing work carried out by MS Ireland staff and our MS community.
This year we decided to put the spotlight on our MS Care Centre. As you may th...